Dear Senators and Tributes, I stand before you today to inform you how history has taught us about leaders. Most of us are aware of our leaders’ past and what they did to make our lives better and at times more miserable. Some regimes were characterized by a tyranny that...

The history of art can be seen as a progression from one cultural idea to another. Just as the art of the early Roman Empire was influenced by Etruscan art and later Greek art, the artwork of today has been influenced by all of the other cultures that preceded it...

The first art that can be called Roman art dates back to almost 500 BC with the defeat of the Etruscans in the establishment of the early old Roman Empire (Hemingway, 2012). However, the official start of the Roman Empire was in 31 BC. By this time Roman art had...

IntroductionIt is interesting to note how two great Italian cities, each legendary in its own right, reflect core cultures vastly different. This in turn goes to their evolutions in the past, as the spirit of the Renaissance spread throughout Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Both cities were important...

As mentioned in the readings, the discussion of what makes African art authentic is a complex topic. I think the markers of authentic African art have several markers including: the talent and skill of the artist; recognition of the artist by African society; spiritual connection of the art object through...